Add table.deepset; alias table.nilget to deepget

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Lars Mueller 2022-07-10 12:00:38 +02:00
parent 530360474a
commit 494d109833

@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-- Localize globals
local assert, ipairs, math, next, pairs, rawget, rawset, setmetatable, string, table, type = assert, ipairs, math, next, pairs, rawget, rawset, setmetatable, string, table, type
local assert, ipairs, math, next, pairs, rawget, rawset, setmetatable, select, string, table, type
= assert, ipairs, math, next, pairs, rawget, rawset, setmetatable, select, string, table, type
-- Set environment
local _ENV = {}
@ -43,11 +44,30 @@ function set_case_insensitive_index(table)
end
--+ nilget(a, "b", "c") == a?.b?.c
function nilget(value, key, ...)
if value == nil or key == nil then
function nilget(value, ...)
local n = select("#", ...)
for i = 1, n do
if value == nil then return nil end
value = value[select(i, ...)]
end
return value
end
return nilget(value[key], ...)
deepget = nilget
--+ `deepset(a, "b", "c", d)` is the same as `a.b = a.b ?? {}; a.b.c = d`
function deepset(table, ...)
local n = select("#", ...)
for i = 1, n - 2 do
local key = select(i, ...)
local parent = table
table = parent[key]
if table == nil then
table = {}
parent[key] = table
end
end
table[select(n - 1, ...)] = select(n, ...)
end
-- Fisher-Yates